An Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association Limpopo leader has threatened to kill ousted Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi, accusing him of betraying the trade union federation. “You must go and tell him that comrade Lulamile Jack, the former body guard of Chris Hani, he will kill him for betraying[…]
While an academic on Wednesday called on government to improve its communication in a bid to prevent further xenophobic attacks, the Arts and Culture Department announced a cultural programme to unify people. A statement from the Presidency on the matter ‘smacks of formalism’ and did little to change public discourse,[…]
US President Barack Obama’s move to drop Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism was “fair”, the Cuban foreign ministry in Havana has said. “The government of Cuba acknowledges the fair decision of the president of the United States to take Cuba off a list on which it[…]
The military chief of Libya’s UN-recognised government has expressed doubt about UN-backed talks in Morocco aimed at ending the country’s political split and said that he is “betting on a military solution” if a deal remains elusive. General Khalifa Haftar’s comments in a TV interview on Tuesday underscored the obstacles[…]
Yemen’s Houthi fighters have condemned a UN Security Council resolution imposing an arms embargo on the group, saying the decision supported “aggression”. In a news flash on the group’s official television channel on Tuesday, the Houthis’ governing body, the Supreme Revolutionary Committee, said it “calls on the masses of the[…]
While calm has been restored in parts of Kwa-Zulu Natal where xenophobic violence created chaos on Tuesday, NGO’s are getting involved by assisting refugees. The Al-Imdaad Foundation has been assisting foreign nationals who have been affected by the recent xenophobic attacks in Durban over the past week and a half.[…]
Cape Town’s running community can start training for the 5th Annual Jive Slave Route Challenge which will be taking place on Sunday 10th May 2015. The significance of the race has been taken from the rich heritage which has shaped today’s Cape culture. Event organiser, Itheko Event Management’s Faatimah Allie[…]
South African comedian Riaad Moosa has ignited a Twitter storm with a hashtag called #MuslimNotExtremist, in a bid to trash stereotypes about Muslims. On Monday, Moosa put out a call to his Muslim twitter users to use the hashtag to express who they are and to publically state that they[…]
Psychologists face an uphill battle in trying to de-radicalize young children who have fallen victim to the influences of the Islamic State (ISIS), according to a leading doctor within the profession. The question of why teenagers have been drawn to the group’s ideologies has confounded most, especially in light of[…]
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform are planning to take the land claims process to those unable to access the department’s official lodgment offices, in particular those in the more remote parts of the country. This process will be done through the launch of four new mobile offices,[…]
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